In either case, the princess knows her lover is lost to her forever.
Maybe the princess did know what she was doing.
The princess was bewildered and did not know what to do.
But whether her escort had been so distant with all his other partners, the princess could not know.
The princesses know that there is no use in denying the truth, and confess.
Even though the counselor had not yet said what it was he wanted her to see, the princess knew already.
The older princess knew that well enough, and was not worried about Clara.
"but, princess, you know how your brother doesn't like makeup!"
The princess knew he was not her husband and begged him to find him.
He went down the same road as his oldest brother, and again only the princess knew who he was.